Midianites?

Question

Were they descendents of Ishmael?

Answer 1

NO
Abraham 2008 to 2094 Ishmael after Adam is 1972 and 1835 before Christ Gen.16:16; 25:17;
Abraham 2008 to 2108 Isaac after Adam is 1958 and 1778 before Christ Gen.21:5; 35:28,29;
Abraham 2008 to 2145 Sarah dies Gen.23:1; Abraham is age 137, 1921 before Christ.
MIDIAN
Abraham had Midian about 2149 after Adam, by Keturah Gen.25:1-5; about 1917 B.C.

Answer 2

I think they were.

According to Achtemeier, Paul J., Th.D., Harper�s Bible Dictionary, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, Publishers, Inc.) 1985, the term "Ishamelite" was synomous with the term "Midianites." They were probably references to the same general group known to have decended from Abraham. Ishmael was born to Abrahm through Hagar (Genesis 16), the hand maiden. The Midianites were descendants of Midian, a son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah (Genesis 25:1-2). Additionally, "The term �Midianite� probably identified a confederation of tribes that roamed far beyond this ancestral homeland, a usage that explains the biblical references to Midianites in Sinai, Canaan, the Jordan Valley, Moab, and Transjordan�s eastern desert. (Achtemeier, Paul J., Th.D., Harper�s Bible Dictionary)

Answer 3

They were MY descendants. I'm pretty darned old.